The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-10-14
SOME NEW LAWS.


An act authorizing the burgess, al
derman or justice of the peace in any
borough TO commit to the lookup or
station house Of said borough, in GER
tain cases.
BE IL enacted, dec, That, when any
person or persons shall have been ar
rested by authority Of the burgess, al
derman or justice of the peace in any
borough of this Commonwealth, cbarg-
ed with the violation Of any peace ordi-
nanoes, or with being a vagrsnt or
tramp, and having refused to pay the
fine imposed for such offense, the said
burgess, alderman or justice of the
peace of said borough shall have author
ity to commit said person or persons
to the lookup or station house in said
borough for term not exceeding five
days, or compel such person TO work
upon the public works or streets Of
said borough, for period of time not
exceeding one day for each one dollar
of fine so as aforesaid imposed: Pro
vided, That the defendant may appeal
from the decision of such burgess, al
derman or justice of the peace to the
court of quarter sessions of the peace
of the proper county, upon entering in
to recognizance, with at least one
surety, in double tho amount of the
fine and costs, in the usual manner for
his appearance at said court, when the
offense shall be prosecuted in the same
manner as is now directed by law in
case of misdemeanor.
An act amending section seventh Of
an act entitled can act relating to GER
tain duties and rights of husband and
wife, and parents and children" ap
proved the fourth day of May, Ammo
Domini one thousand eight hundred
and ffty-tive, providing that married
men or women, IN case of drunkenness
or profigacy of husbands or wives,
may consent to the adoption of their
children.
SECTION /. BE IL enacted, &c, That
section seventh of an act, entitled San
act relating to certain duties and rights
of husband and wife, and parents and
children" approved the fourth day of
May, ammo Domini one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-6ve, which now reads
as follows:
"SEorIoN I. That it shall be lawful
for any person desirous of adopting any
child as his or her heir, or as one of
his or her heirs, to present his or her
petition to such court in the county
where he or she may be resident, de.
claring such desire, and that he or she
will perform ali the duties of a parent
to such child and such court, if satls-
fed that the welfare of such child will
be promoted by such adoption, may
with the consent of the parents or sur
viving parent of such child, or if none,
of the next friend of such child, or of
the guardians or overseers of the poor,
or of such charitable institution as shall
have supported sucl child for at least
one year, decree that such child shall
assume the name of the adopting par
ent. and have all the rights of child
and heir of such adopting parent, and
be subject to the duties Of such: :child,
of which the record of the court shall
be suffio fioien5 evidence Provided, That
if such adopting parent shall have other
children, tie adopted shall share the in
heri ance only as one of them, in case
of intestacy, and he, she or they shall
respectively inherit from and through
each other, as if all had been the law
full children of the same parent" be
amended 80 as to read, as follows:
SECTION 7. That it shall be lawful
for any person desirous of adopting
any child as his or her heir, or as one
of his or her heirs, to present his or her
petition to such court in the county
where he or she may be resident, do
claring such desire, and that he or she
will perform all the duties of a parent
to such child and such court if satisf-
ed that the welfare of such child will
be promoted by such adoption, may
with the consent of the parents or sur.
wing parent of such child, or if the
father or mother from Drunkenness,
profigacy or other cause, shall have
neglected or refused to provide for bis
or her child or children for the period
of one year or upwards, proven to the
court with the consent of the non.ne-
glecting father or mother alone, or if
none, of the next friend of such child,
or of the guardians or overseers of the
poor, or of such charitable institution
as shall have supported such child for
at least one year, decree that such child
shall assume the name of the adopting
parent, and have all the rights of a
child and heir of such adopting parent
and be subject to the duties of such
child, of which the record of the court
shall be sufficient evidence Provided,
That if such adopting parent shall
have other children, the adopted shall
share inheritance only as one of them,
in case of intestacy, and he, she or
they shall respectively inherit from
and through each other, as if all had
been the lawful children of the same
parent.